<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"An O'Fallon man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to stop at a red light and struck him.<br /> <br />Dennis Ponder claims he was driving northeast on East Main Street at its intersection with Illinois Route 161 in Belleville on April 6, 2008, at about 1:26 p.m. when defendant Benjamin T. Daniel, who was driving a Ford Econoline van owned by co-defendant Charter Communications northwest on Illinois Route 161, failed to stop at a red light governing the intersection and crashed into Ponder.<br /> <br />Because of the collision, Ponder's vehicle was knocked into a building, causing the right side and front end of Ponder's vehicle to sustain $2,000 worth of damages, according to the complaint filed March 31 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. In addition, Ponder incurred medical costs of more than $15,000, sustained pain and suffering and experienced permanent and disabling injuries, the suit states.<br /> <br />Daniel negligently failed to decrease his speed when approaching an intersection, failed to reduce his speed to avoid an accident, failed to keep a careful lookout, drove too fast, failed to stop at an intersection controlled by a red light and drove into an intersection controlled by a red light, the complaint says.<br /> <br />In his 12-count suit, Ponder is seeking a judgment of more than $600,000, plus costs.<br /> <br />Ross T. Anderson of East St. Louis will be representing him.<br /> <br /><i>St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 10-L-151. </i><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://madisonrecord.com/stories/510568746-charter-sued-over-employee-s-auto-accident>